Definition

Relocation

What happens when aggression exceeds available liquidity and price shifts to find the next available orders.

Full Explanation

Relocation is the outcome when aggression wins. Aggression arrives at a price, consumes the available liquidity, and the remaining aggression has nowhere to fill — so it moves to the next price where orders exist. This shift is what appears on the chart as price moving. Relocation continues until all incoming aggression has been absorbed. The distance price relocates depends on how deep the liquidity was and how large the aggression was. A large wave of aggression meeting thin liquidity produces fast, extended relocation. Large aggression meeting deep liquidity produces little or no relocation.

In the Book 1 chapter

Chapter 3 · The Mechanics

Absorption and Relocation

Here’s a question that sounds simple but most traders have never actually answered: why does price move?

From the Blog 4 posts

Absorption: When Aggression Arrives and Nothing Happens

Absorption is the mechanical event where market orders meet enough resting liquidity and price fails to move—understanding it changes how you read every consolidation.

"Failed Breakout" — A Phrase That Fails the Trader

The phrase 'failed breakout' attributes intent to price. Let's replace it with a mechanical description that actually helps you read the chart.

Why the Author Is Not the Authority

Trading education often becomes a personality cult. TTM reframes the guru trap, moving the authority from the author to the market's mechanical reality.

Why "Buyers vs. Sellers" Is the Wrong Frame

Every transaction has both a buyer and a seller. That's not insight — it's arithmetic. The question that actually matters is different, and until you're asking it, you're working with the wrong map.